The Earl would have been a member of the largely ceremonial House of Lords, and thus he could not have cast a ballot for candidates for the House of Commons, George explained.

And Robert Crawley’s servants did not own enough land or pay enough rent to qualify for voting rights under rules of the day. Women could not vote at all.

Lorraine Rosenberg, a nurse in real life, acknowledged being unhappy with D.A.’s last season.

The deaths of several key characters rankled her, and she is troubled by developments in the upcoming season.

“It really upsets me to watch it,” she said. But “the quality is high each week. That makes it quite addictive.”

Lorraine follows twists and turns of the show online, in addition to dressing up for the library’s occasional D.A. sessions, which will resume in December. She hopes producers of the series opt to continue beyond Season Five, when the show is expected to end.

But that’s down the road. Lorraine said she will keep a stiff upper lip, in proper British fashion, to get through Season Four…again.